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2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — ENGINE

fire · 1550444 · 2019-03-20

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
110,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

SHORT VERSION- THIS CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN, CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD AND REQUIRED TOWING AND HYUNDAI DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. LATER IT ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE MOVING IN A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS SMOKE INSIDE THE CAR AND SMOKING COMING OUT THE FRONT GRILL. IT HAS SEVERAL KNOWN FACTORY MANUFACTURE KNOWN ISSUES THAT ARE WELL DOCUMENTED NATIONWIDE TO CREATE ENGINE FIRES, STALLING, SEIZED ENGINES, JUST LIKE OURS. . HYUNDAI REFUSES TO REMEDY. HYUNDAI ALSO DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO PREVENT ENGINE SEIZURE ON AN ALREADY DEAD MOTOR, THAT IS NOT PERFORMING ITS SAFETY FEATURES AS DESIGNED AND THEY WILL NOT REMEDY. THEY ARE CHARGING US FOR THE MOTOR THAT IS STILL DEFECTIVE, AND A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THEIR FACTORY DEFECT LEMON CAR.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11190333
Machine
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